| abstract | New records of water mites of teh genus Monatractides (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) from streams in Australia are presented. Four new species are described: Monatractides polypapillatus, M. ironicus, M. harveyi and M. fontinalis. A first description of the female is given for M. australicus (Cook, 1986). A key to the species of Monatractides from Australia is presented. |